Teapot Island — Restaurant in Maidstone

One of my favourite places on earth and somewhere that I will continue to go back... I have come here twice so far and we are already planning to go back soon as the sun comes out. It's a great place to come for a day out. The tea pot museum is just hilarious to walk round and see so many creative ways to poor tea. Then my favourite bit the scones and pot of tea... They make their own jam which for someone who hates jam actually appreciates as it tastes really nice. Complete with clotted cream and warm fresh scones is a win. We have also eaten meals there and they aren't going to win Michelin stars but for the price you get a fair amount and it's not all straight from frozen with some effort put in. It has a friendly atmosphere and on both occasions ended up staying here for a few hours just enjoying the views and food. It also has a children's play area and is dog friendly. It's an adorable place and it needs more acclaim and since it's family run a...

An amazing collection of, yes, teapots. There is also a cafe there with outside & inside tables. We never tried tge food, but the cafe was busy on a summer Friday lunchtime. We arrived, as I said at around lunchtime. There is some street parking, but this is very limited. The car park, well a large field, has a flat £3.50 charge for all day. There were a couple of camper vans, who chose to enjoy the field & the country walks in the area. We however were teapot hunting, a minutes walk from the parking & we were there. Entry to the collection was £3 each. I return there were thousands of teapots, hopefully my pictures help give an idea as to the scale & type of teapots. We were in there for around 35 minutes, had we not had a prior lunch booked, we would have used the cafe after as it was indeed a lovely summers day. Not, dare I say everyone's cup of tea, but a great collection of teapots, for those...

This is a really friendly place to visit. The food at the café was freshly cooked, even though there was a wide choice.

The highlight was the visit to their exhibition of over 8,000 teapots of every shape and design possible. There is a small charge, but it is was very much worth it for the time and entertainment we had.

They have a small shop for the dedicated tea pot collector with some very reasonably priced seconds just outside the door, where we picked up a few bargain souvenirs.

There is a huge teapot outside positioned for photo opportunities and the setting by the river at Yalding is beautiful.

All credit to the dedication of the people who run this venue.

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